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in his first term, obama shifted u.s. foreign policy toward the asia pacific, an area notable for its rapid economic expansion. enthusiasm over obama's reelection rippled through the region. students at an elementary school in the indonesian capital jakarta cheered loudly. obama attended the school when he was in the third grade. japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda contacted the president and pledged his cooperation. u.s. and japan have the opportunity to improve ties, especially since relations between japan and china have soured over the senkaku islands conflict in the east china sea. south korean president lee myung-bak said he's sure the u.s. and south korea will continue to develop their alliance. australia is another key ally in the region. prime minister julia gillard pledged cooperations during president obama's second term. >> i'd like to welcome president obama my warmest congratulations on his reelection. we've got so much to do together in these years. >> chinese leaders also sent congratulatory messages. y
in his first term, obama shifted u.s. foreign policy toward the asia pacific, an area notable for its rapid economic expansion. enthusiasm over obama's reelection rippled through the region. students at an elementary school in the indonesian capital jakarta cheered loudly. obama attended the school when he was in the third grade. japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda contacted the president and pledged his cooperation. u.s. and japan have the opportunity to improve ties, especially since...
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. >> obama said china must play fair with trade partners around the world. >> we want to work with china to make sure everybody is working by the same rules of the road when it comes to the world economic system, and that includes ensuring that there is a balanced trade flow between not only the united states and china but around the world. >> obama urged xi and other chinese leaders to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes along with power and prosperity. xi said he hopes his visit will deepen mutual understanding and lead to greater consensus. he said the countries should built a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and interests, but he suggested the two need to acknowledge their differences. leadededededededed hospitality to xi. vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> pakistan's air force is in talks with china over a possible purchase of the country's mainstay fighter jets. the deputy chief of the staff said th
. >> obama said china must play fair with trade partners around the world. >> we want to work with china to make sure everybody is working by the same rules of the road when it comes to the world economic system, and that includes ensuring that there is a balanced trade flow between not only the united states and china but around the world. >> obama urged xi and other chinese leaders to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes along with...
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people around the world are talking about him but not obama in public. he escaped house arrest last week. obama is refusing to comment on reports he's hiding out at the american embassy in beijing. he's only speaking with u.s./china relations and outlining how they could benefit if certain conditions were met. >> we also believe that that relationship will that much stronger and china will be that much more prosperous and strong as you see improvements on human rights issues in that country. >> obama says he's aware of the reports regarding chen, but he's refusing to make a statement on the issue. chen is blind. he's campaigned against forced abortions under china's one-child policy. activists say he fled his home and arrived in beijing four days later and seven-day outlook protection at the american embassy. u.s. assistant secretary of state arrived earlier than expected for talks between the two countries. he's discussing chen ace case with chinese authorities. >>> the u.s. and philippines are holding high level talks. they agreed to strengthen ties th
people around the world are talking about him but not obama in public. he escaped house arrest last week. obama is refusing to comment on reports he's hiding out at the american embassy in beijing. he's only speaking with u.s./china relations and outlining how they could benefit if certain conditions were met. >> we also believe that that relationship will that much stronger and china will be that much more prosperous and strong as you see improvements on human rights issues in that...
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obama -- >> obama may have done right or not, but if we go republican, we will go back four years and not roger that is any -- where anyone wants to go. >> i'm not sure obama has been with to communicate clearly to the american people what his plan is about. >> this will be tricky for the democrats, hope and change has been replaced by a strategy -- something grubby to something glorias, and rise above petty party bickering. there is a hope among democrats that when the president speaks, you will find new words to inspire. >> the magic was in doing something we had not done before. it is like star trek, go where no man or woman has ever gone before. now it is not trying to do magic. it is trying to do the work. the first lady -- >> the first lady, michelle obama has been practicing her speech tonight. she is now far more popular than hurrahs been. but she has to spell out why he should stay in the white house. >> for more from the democratic benjamin, let's go to our correspondent, steve kingston and charlotte. polls suggest this election is very close, indeed. what do the democrats h
obama -- >> obama may have done right or not, but if we go republican, we will go back four years and not roger that is any -- where anyone wants to go. >> i'm not sure obama has been with to communicate clearly to the american people what his plan is about. >> this will be tricky for the democrats, hope and change has been replaced by a strategy -- something grubby to something glorias, and rise above petty party bickering. there is a hope among democrats that when the...
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but occasionally obama does it. but i would say most of us have no idea what an extraordinary job he's done because somehow you're not getting the story out. i've felt this from the very beginning and i'm so puzzled. >> can you please move to a question? >> i want to ask why they haven't been more aggressive about getting the story ought because it's been so good? >> we're going to put you on the road -- >> you know, i'm going to give a serious answer which is -- i think that you know, any white house lays out and tries to show the country your focusing on a specific thing, one at a time. getting that done. making sure everybody understands the pros and cons. when you inherit a crisis, when
but occasionally obama does it. but i would say most of us have no idea what an extraordinary job he's done because somehow you're not getting the story out. i've felt this from the very beginning and i'm so puzzled. >> can you please move to a question? >> i want to ask why they haven't been more aggressive about getting the story ought because it's been so good? >> we're going to put you on the road -- >> you know, i'm going to give a serious answer which is -- i think...
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what would the wives want to say if they were talking to president obama? >> translator: if i had an opportunity to meet president obama and the vice president biden, i would tell him my husband is a good people. he always did good deeds. what he has done in china, comply with the world standard, international standards, so why in china he has to be persecuted, why did he have to be suffering from all kinds of tortures? please help release him immediately. >> the translation through her attorney the comments of a wife of imprisoned chinese. again, reiterating many of his concerns that he has been talking about over the years. >>> speaking of china, ucla talking about nixon going to china. shorthand of what ucla professors called a bold political move. this month marks the 30th anniversary of the president's trip to beijing. reflecting on the 40th anniversary and some iconic photographs of richard nixon shaking hands with the chairman. of course the relationship has had an enormous repper cushions in the ensuing four decades. let's go back to 1972 as richard
what would the wives want to say if they were talking to president obama? >> translator: if i had an opportunity to meet president obama and the vice president biden, i would tell him my husband is a good people. he always did good deeds. what he has done in china, comply with the world standard, international standards, so why in china he has to be persecuted, why did he have to be suffering from all kinds of tortures? please help release him immediately. >> the translation through...
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is >>> church and state will collide when the obama administration begins forcing a mandate ordering church-affiliated to provide free contraception. the policy is already providing political and political areas. george? >> well, i expect the catholic lobby to put pressure on congress to try and overturn the obama's new mid strags. ton, we talked about two leaders who want their leadership to fiegt every stem of the way. >> as these south bay catholics gathered for mass, their leadership of the diocese konts plans to fight a government mandate that woumd force all religious to use birth control. not having a say in that, that's where people of faith. >> robbie is strongly opposed to hi reaction and said in part, the administration has cast aside theirst amendment to the united states of the. delaying that catholics are nation's first and fundamental freedom. that a religious e. >> they say there's no compromise when it comes to principles or fake. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: health and human services secretary defends the obama's administration's new rules. i believe thi
is >>> church and state will collide when the obama administration begins forcing a mandate ordering church-affiliated to provide free contraception. the policy is already providing political and political areas. george? >> well, i expect the catholic lobby to put pressure on congress to try and overturn the obama's new mid strags. ton, we talked about two leaders who want their leadership to fiegt every stem of the way. >> as these south bay catholics gathered for mass,...
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the romney campaigned with you could go walked the rest of the exclusive interview with obama and it just have turned our news cast. the secret service is looking into a possible strike against michelle obama by a police of this there. someone overheard the officer said he would shoot the first lady. the florida teacher strange war ayers with p seven hours flayed skin into spain. it with the peace on a flight from spain to madrid. the bonds squad searched the plane last night. they said the wires where matt explosive. and a massacre in syria, are a violent assaults >>> walt war the u.s. is so mad over olympic uniforms >>> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, he says he's a shocked and appalled by these new reports. the 260 report says the head coach joe paterno concealed facts because they were afraid of reports of sandusky's molestation of a bigger boys. . and murray's attorney says he will fight to keep it. the faa eight will bipinnate sort age of 5 to overtime. airlines may fight over people that may hired people. the criminal investigation in december and dino. and a new wave of debris that are steppe
the romney campaigned with you could go walked the rest of the exclusive interview with obama and it just have turned our news cast. the secret service is looking into a possible strike against michelle obama by a police of this there. someone overheard the officer said he would shoot the first lady. the florida teacher strange war ayers with p seven hours flayed skin into spain. it with the peace on a flight from spain to madrid. the bonds squad searched the plane last night. they said the...
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a decidedly different president obama tonight. democrats complained the president was a little too soft in the first and a hope he would come not aggressively tonight. if your idea of a good debate is to a man standing up sometimes in each other's personal space are doing on top of each other, sometimes with, sometimes against the moderator, tonight was a night for you. next is foreign-policy. continuing coverage on the station and your late local news. news. . >> good evening, i'm frank some mer ville. it was president obama versus mitt romney part 2. with democrats and republican voters. eric rasmussen and the town hall face off? >>> a big question tonight would president obama bounce back from what many consider a lackluster perform man's. started with a shot at romney's five point plan. >> governor romney doesn't have a five point plan. he wants to make sure that the folks at the top play by a separate set of rules. >> that's why i put a five point plan that gets america 12 million new jobs in four years. >> despite a count do
a decidedly different president obama tonight. democrats complained the president was a little too soft in the first and a hope he would come not aggressively tonight. if your idea of a good debate is to a man standing up sometimes in each other's personal space are doing on top of each other, sometimes with, sometimes against the moderator, tonight was a night for you. next is foreign-policy. continuing coverage on the station and your late local news. news. . >> good evening, i'm frank...
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obama met with president thein sein. he referred to the nation for the first time in public as myanmar. the name made official by the military. the u.s. government usually calls it burma. >> i shared with president thein sein our belief that the process of reform that he is taking is one that will move the country forward. >> local people lined the streets waving u.s. flags to welcome the american president. obama then met longtime democracy activist aung san suu kyi at her home. >> i'm proud to be the first american president to visit this spectacular country. we've seen some very encouraging progress. >> we are working to success for our people and for the friendship between our two countries. >> some human rights activists called the visit premature, but obama said they should take the opportunity to encourage what he called the better impulses in the country. >>> israeli leaders are being bombarded with international calls for a ceasefire even as their military forces bombard more targets in gaza. the fighting starte
obama met with president thein sein. he referred to the nation for the first time in public as myanmar. the name made official by the military. the u.s. government usually calls it burma. >> i shared with president thein sein our belief that the process of reform that he is taking is one that will move the country forward. >> local people lined the streets waving u.s. flags to welcome the american president. obama then met longtime democracy activist aung san suu kyi at her home....
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it has improved under president obama's watch and urging, but not enough. but i think if you look at our overall policy toward china, it has been one that has been very tough. it has been one that is essentially saying to them that as you are -- as you are playing a bigger role in the global economy, you have to play by the rules and that we are willing to use the rule-based structure of the wto to enforce that.
it has improved under president obama's watch and urging, but not enough. but i think if you look at our overall policy toward china, it has been one that has been very tough. it has been one that is essentially saying to them that as you are -- as you are playing a bigger role in the global economy, you have to play by the rules and that we are willing to use the rule-based structure of the wto to enforce that.
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obama has 49% support. romney has 48%. the candidates dashed through key swing states over the weekend, including new hampshire. they are making their final arguments to voters. both campaigns are trying to lock in crucial electoral college votes. >> you know that i know what real change looks like, because i fought for it alongside you. i've got the scars to prove it. i've got the gray hair to show for it. >> romney hopscotched between the swing states of new hampshire, iowa, colorado and ohio. >> the question of this election comes down to this, you want four more years like the last four years or do you want real change? >> romney is also focusing on wisconsin, one toss-up state where obama is said to have a lead. and he is running more tv ads in pennsylvania, michigan and minnesota. both candidates are scheduled to spend time in ohio monday, the final day of campaigning. obama is leading there, which is not good for romney. no republican has won the presidency without carrying ohio. >>> the impact of hurricane sandy ha
obama has 49% support. romney has 48%. the candidates dashed through key swing states over the weekend, including new hampshire. they are making their final arguments to voters. both campaigns are trying to lock in crucial electoral college votes. >> you know that i know what real change looks like, because i fought for it alongside you. i've got the scars to prove it. i've got the gray hair to show for it. >> romney hopscotched between the swing states of new hampshire, iowa,...
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voters don't blame president obama that much. only one in five blame president obama. mostly they blame the it on companies and opec companies but they say gas prices as a symptom of a bad economy and one that is not doing well and one that is potentially getting worse. anything that seeds their disenchantment with the status quo is pa bad for president obama. >> neil: the irony of the argument if it improves the prices could go higher? >> perhaps. but if unemployment were to drop suddenly, gas prices wouldn't be that big of a deal. but unemployment stays quite high and keeps feeding the notion that economy is in trouble, gas prices are doing the same thing. >> neil: everyone mentions the possibility of a slow down with inflation, something we wo we used to call stagflation. we are nowhere they're that now. do you worry about that or is it coming up in fears among those you poll? >> voters currently more concerned about unemployment. they are concerned about the economy getting better. they are not worried about inflation. >> neil: so bottom line they look at an econom
voters don't blame president obama that much. only one in five blame president obama. mostly they blame the it on companies and opec companies but they say gas prices as a symptom of a bad economy and one that is not doing well and one that is potentially getting worse. anything that seeds their disenchantment with the status quo is pa bad for president obama. >> neil: the irony of the argument if it improves the prices could go higher? >> perhaps. but if unemployment were to drop...
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obama went ahead anyway, a signal of his desire to increase u.s. influence in southeast asia and keep china's ambitions in check. nhk world's matthew field reports. >> reporter: obama's visit to myanmar was the first to the country by a sitting u.s. president. people waving american flags lined the streets of yangon to welcome him. the trip was full of symbolism. obama met opposition party leader aung san suu kyi at the home where she spent years under house arrest a. obama praised aung san suu kyi's achievements and her efforts toward democracy. he promised that the u.s. would continue to support myanmar. and he gave a lecture at yangon university, a former stronghold of pro-democracy activists. he used the occasion to pressure the government to continue on the path of reform. >> and we recognize no two nations achieve these rights in exactly the same way, but there is no question that your count will be stronger if it draws on the strength of all of its people. that's what allows nations to succeed. >> why democracy and why we need reconciliation
obama went ahead anyway, a signal of his desire to increase u.s. influence in southeast asia and keep china's ambitions in check. nhk world's matthew field reports. >> reporter: obama's visit to myanmar was the first to the country by a sitting u.s. president. people waving american flags lined the streets of yangon to welcome him. the trip was full of symbolism. obama met opposition party leader aung san suu kyi at the home where she spent years under house arrest a. obama praised aung...
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is there a next wave of innovation in obama's playbook? >> two things. i think they have learned a number of lessons from this. i will mention cylinder. it was a mistake. it was a problem -- i will mention solyndra. we got caught up in market forces in china. now that is unraveling backwards again. any program that is up and running like that for the first time, there are going to be problems. the second thing, what the administration is looking for is next generation stuff. personalize madison. advanced polymer's. nanotechnology at the cutting edge. this is one of these areas where they get that early help for commercialization. $250 billion a year. no time to commercialize it. there is this huge gap between the private sector and what they will do and what the government will do. there is no one bridging the gap. it has got to be done. it has got to be done collaborative lee. so, i think they will learn more. >> there is an issue that has been talked about here in washington, cyber security. that there should be clear divide between democrats and repub
is there a next wave of innovation in obama's playbook? >> two things. i think they have learned a number of lessons from this. i will mention cylinder. it was a mistake. it was a problem -- i will mention solyndra. we got caught up in market forces in china. now that is unraveling backwards again. any program that is up and running like that for the first time, there are going to be problems. the second thing, what the administration is looking for is next generation stuff. personalize...
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president obama said the country has lost a true american hero. daniel inouye was. >>> meteorologist has been keeping an eye on the cyclone. >> right now it looks like this cyclone evan is starting to pull away from fiji. it affected samoa, caused several death, widespread devastation. that skirted the northern coast of fiji before turning south. a category 3 storm, very strong, but out over water now. looks like it will continue to pull off to the south. new zealand, though, you want to watch this to the end of the week into the weekend. it's not going to be tropical but rain showers could be expected for the north island. farther back off to the north into china where we have a lingering frontal area in southeastern china. the high pressure setting in from the north suppressing any weather activity across this area and carrying very cold air with it. that's going to be causing is the filter across sea of japan picking up moisture and dumping it along the sea of japan seaboard of and honchu. hokkaido, you could be picking up 17 centimeters of sno
president obama said the country has lost a true american hero. daniel inouye was. >>> meteorologist has been keeping an eye on the cyclone. >> right now it looks like this cyclone evan is starting to pull away from fiji. it affected samoa, caused several death, widespread devastation. that skirted the northern coast of fiji before turning south. a category 3 storm, very strong, but out over water now. looks like it will continue to pull off to the south. new zealand, though, you...
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and the future leader of china but obama. you know he was elected basically lecturing tce in their first get together about once again devaluation of the un human rights and then in syria why did you vote against as we wanted to jim changing syrian a voted against that un security council so. it starts already with friction and inside the white house so the chinese they think you know they're stickers of protocol and mutual respect any fact that was just reading the china daily headlines for the past five minutes or so one of them is very very important it says that both parties need strategic mutual trust and that's the problem because b.g. when they look at all this lecturing coming from the west there is no mutual trust what they like i like i said before they see a progressive policy oving circle meant so it's very complicated and specially now with these battles in the un security council regarding basically what's going on in the middle east the south east west asia syria and iran and soon there are going to be more deb
and the future leader of china but obama. you know he was elected basically lecturing tce in their first get together about once again devaluation of the un human rights and then in syria why did you vote against as we wanted to jim changing syrian a voted against that un security council so. it starts already with friction and inside the white house so the chinese they think you know they're stickers of protocol and mutual respect any fact that was just reading the china daily headlines for...
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so we probably have just recently seen the obama administration suspend the helms-burton law as it has been done twice a year every year since 1996. the reason for suspension of the law is two fold. it serves u.s. interest and it speeds up a democracy in cuba. given what we have seen over the last few years at what that has been occurring in cuba, given the deaths of several hunger striker s, given the recent persecution against the ladies in white, peaceful activists in cuba that have been calling for democratic reform, given the stern rebuff that former secretary richardson received in cuba to his recent overtures or negotiations, can you at the us just in the last few years of the obama administration that the law has been suspended, how has that sped up a transition to democracy in cuba? >> we take a back seat to known in our condemning the denial of human rights that is a continuing feature of the castro regime and the particular instances that you mentioned are ones of great concern to us. we do think that increasing people to people contact, supporting civil is society in cuba a
so we probably have just recently seen the obama administration suspend the helms-burton law as it has been done twice a year every year since 1996. the reason for suspension of the law is two fold. it serves u.s. interest and it speeds up a democracy in cuba. given what we have seen over the last few years at what that has been occurring in cuba, given the deaths of several hunger striker s, given the recent persecution against the ladies in white, peaceful activists in cuba that have been...
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knew the asia pivot the obama as ration really isn't a pivot. not even a rebalancing as the obama administration claims because there's no change in forces well what we have is. seeing that they're bringing you know the u.s. navy the u.s. air force is growing exponentially over the next few years in terms of the asia pacific region and the u.s. if you look at what is and i mean we see what you do blame it to darwin it's part of the unit deployment program which is in liaison next to me where the next twenty years the next ten or twenty years this is where it's going in terms of the organization you're really very bored down in u.s. forces overall ok you have given the five hundred billion dollars and an additional five maybe i was wrong maybe that's rush on in the number having to draw down a number of troops but the pentagon is still and will be as we will see a dominant force in the political calculations as well as the military calculations of u.s. one policy you'll see. everywhere you go so sure where it will continue to shrink ok mark becau
knew the asia pivot the obama as ration really isn't a pivot. not even a rebalancing as the obama administration claims because there's no change in forces well what we have is. seeing that they're bringing you know the u.s. navy the u.s. air force is growing exponentially over the next few years in terms of the asia pacific region and the u.s. if you look at what is and i mean we see what you do blame it to darwin it's part of the unit deployment program which is in liaison next to me where...
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look to the bumps -- >> for obama though. >> but that bump is already coming down. and look at the bump we got for killing osama bin laden. that bump was gone like. this i don't know if bumps really exist for that long anymore because we are such a 24-hour -- >> quickly. >> on this -- i think that we have 39 days out and you saw a bump from the president's convention and you have romney making mistakes. if you look behind the numbers, if you think he can lead, romney still has a shot at this. >> quickly. motivating his base because that's all that is left. and frankly -- >> [ indiscernible ] that that's right. i don't write that off. we still have to contend with a pile of money they going to pour out at the end and we still have to contend with voter id. >> let us know what you think about this. please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from girls with guns to biased science professors. despite years of fighting gender bias in the sciences, a new study by researchers at yale says science professors at american universities regard female undergraduates as less compet
look to the bumps -- >> for obama though. >> but that bump is already coming down. and look at the bump we got for killing osama bin laden. that bump was gone like. this i don't know if bumps really exist for that long anymore because we are such a 24-hour -- >> quickly. >> on this -- i think that we have 39 days out and you saw a bump from the president's convention and you have romney making mistakes. if you look behind the numbers, if you think he can lead, romney...
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the question is, we were joking about obama-clinton comparisons. but listening to you talk, particularly about how you think about jobs and job creation, you were a clinton guy, you were a hillary clinton guy when you joined this administration. you've been portrayed about economic policymaking, including this new book, as having advocated what wound up being losing fights for being tougher on the banks during the bailout, seeking more stimulus early, successfully pursuing the social security tax cut. now you're at the center of policymaking of this administration. so i'm wondering have you changed or has the president changed? >> you know, i think number one, when this president ran, his focus overwhelmingly was on the trends in our economy, in globalization, and other measures that were creating insecurity for the middle class and greater income in equality. when i met him and started talking to then senator obama in '05 and he asked he to look at a chapter of his book at that time, he was as thoughtful as any political figure about the structura
the question is, we were joking about obama-clinton comparisons. but listening to you talk, particularly about how you think about jobs and job creation, you were a clinton guy, you were a hillary clinton guy when you joined this administration. you've been portrayed about economic policymaking, including this new book, as having advocated what wound up being losing fights for being tougher on the banks during the bailout, seeking more stimulus early, successfully pursuing the social security...
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>> guest: i criticize obama. people ask about the book, is it pro obama, is it antiobama? it is a pro analysis book. i really felt like a lot of the books are being written about the obama here and are being written about this moment in history were falling into what i called the d.c. trap. so everything can be explained by the politician and the political operatives and the pundits and the polls. but we the people are not in that story. the people just sort of our polling data or precincts or opinion but people have real movements and people work to make changes in democracy. so i thought it was important to write a book that took people's movements seriously said the movements that elected obama, how did they built over time? obama didn't come out of nowhere, to some three, 2004. also the tea party movement which seemed to come out of nowhere. how did the work? occupy wall street. i thought those were important things to take seriously, to get from a social movement, the we the people perspective on how change happened in washington and how it doesn't. in writing that, i
>> guest: i criticize obama. people ask about the book, is it pro obama, is it antiobama? it is a pro analysis book. i really felt like a lot of the books are being written about the obama here and are being written about this moment in history were falling into what i called the d.c. trap. so everything can be explained by the politician and the political operatives and the pundits and the polls. but we the people are not in that story. the people just sort of our polling data or...
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obama takes no interest in this. rick, when was the last time you even heard presint obama talk about growth? >> let me actually switch -- let me switch to mark now. mark, what do you think of the obama tax plan? >> well, look, i don't know if obama has really a tax plan, but i don't think the problem is taxes here. i think the problem is people don't have an income. the reason they don't have an income, they don't have jobs. we have a demand problem in the economy, not a tax problem. cutting taxes, if you have no income, does not make any difference. we need to stimulate demand. how can we stimulate demand? we can do it in a variety of ways, but cutting taxes is not going to get us where we want to go. >> victoria, the message of mitt romney, and a lot of people, is if you overhaul this complex tax code and get the incentives back in, that will help small businesses, particularly go out, build their businesses, and hire more people. >> i think that's absolutely true. business owners, small and large, are holding bac
obama takes no interest in this. rick, when was the last time you even heard presint obama talk about growth? >> let me actually switch -- let me switch to mark now. mark, what do you think of the obama tax plan? >> well, look, i don't know if obama has really a tax plan, but i don't think the problem is taxes here. i think the problem is people don't have an income. the reason they don't have an income, they don't have jobs. we have a demand problem in the economy, not a tax...
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ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of democracy. how that is founded on principles. and thirdly, i thought he talked very effectively to a domestic audience, a litany of achievements that he has obtained in his foreign policy, thereby strengthening his record there. contrasting what governor romney might do or what he might not do. >> as a candidate in the days of the berlin speech, he talked about the need to tear down the wall between christians and jews and muslims. but that was as high as ever. >> as ambassador to india for a few years, you see a lot of good things in the world. the amb
ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of...
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when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the rst time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've opstopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. endeavor hastle finished the final leg of its journey heading to the space center this morning. that included a flyby of the space center. it is due to arrive in los on friday to be taken to the california science center stayhat is where it will on display. teachers finally back in the classrooms today. the teachers' union move to suspend its first reaching ar agreementcontract city on tuesday. it calls for a longer school day a new teacher evaluation system. 7 is on your side of the skin about food that seems unhealthy. it turns out rice have what some scientists call troubling levels
when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the rst time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've opstopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. endeavor hastle finished the final leg of...
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is there anything positive that has resulted from the obama administration policy toward cuba that we have evidence, tangible evidence? >> in the last three years there have been considerable changes in cuba's economic policies which we see as a very positive development. we think having the cuban people given more economic rights to be able to open businesses, to have more opportunity to pursue their own economic futures goes hand in hand with the promotion of democracy. i wouldn't, you know, claim that our movements were a direct cause. but they were coincident with. and in oppressive regimes like cuba, economic freedom precedes political freedom. >> then you would agree that there has been economic freedom. i dispute that. i don't believe there has been any real economic reforms, genuine economic reforms in cuba. but if you would agree that there have been and we can disagree on that, there certainly have been no political reforms or movement toward democracy notwithstanding the economic movement. >> despite our very strong objection to the treatment of allen gross, in our view tot
is there anything positive that has resulted from the obama administration policy toward cuba that we have evidence, tangible evidence? >> in the last three years there have been considerable changes in cuba's economic policies which we see as a very positive development. we think having the cuban people given more economic rights to be able to open businesses, to have more opportunity to pursue their own economic futures goes hand in hand with the promotion of democracy. i wouldn't, you...
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president obama spoke to supporters in florida one of the key battleground states. he said romney had changed his stance on several issues monday during the debate on foreign policy. obama used the term he coined for such flip-flops, romnesia there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. the person who leads this country, you've got to have some confidence that he or she means what he or she says. >> romney spoke at a rally in henderson, nevada and said obama is resorting to attacks in the absence of new ideas of his own. >> we can handle two more weeks of the attacks that are coming from barack obama but we cannot handle four more years of what he's given us. >> and a new opinion poll suggests romney has taken a slight lead. this is the first time in two months that he has gained an edge over the president. abc news and "the washington post" surveyed more than 1300 likely voters right before the candidates held their final debate. 49% of respondents supported romney. 48% favored obama. the president has been calling on minorities to vote ear
president obama spoke to supporters in florida one of the key battleground states. he said romney had changed his stance on several issues monday during the debate on foreign policy. obama used the term he coined for such flip-flops, romnesia there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. the person who leads this country, you've got to have some confidence that he or she means what he or she says. >> romney spoke at a rally in henderson, nevada and said obama is...
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obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. >> pepco officials are still under fire tonight. some residents without power for days cut a chance to vent frustration with pepco. some of them complained about the way they were treated when the call for help. others accuse them of putting profits before people. >> you need to apologize to the people of washington, d.c. >> the power went out at 10:45 friday night. i did not hear any signs around the neighborhood until monday morning. >> their required they will require pepco to come up with a plan. the maryland service commission has set up a meeting on public hearings about how they dealt with the aftermath of the storms in september. >> is scheduled track work on the metro lines. the worst impact will be on the blue and yellow line. they are shutting down the lines between braddock road to pentagon city and replacing them with bosses. this will take place from 10:00 tonight until the system closes on sunday. there will also be single tracking on the orange, red, and greenland so expect delays there.
obama's dishonest campaign: another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. >> pepco officials are still under fire tonight. some residents without power for days cut a chance to vent frustration with pepco. some of them complained about the way they were treated when the call for help. others accuse them of putting profits before people. >> you need to apologize to the people of washington, d.c. >> the power went out at 10:45 friday night. i did not hear any signs...
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president obama explains comments picked up on an open mic. >>> and unhinged. a run-away-vessel gives the term houseboat a whole new meaning. >> this is early today for tuesday, march 27th, 2012. >> hello and very good morning to you. today, we begin with the heart of the matter after it was essentially a warm-up, day two of the supreme court hearing, we'll dig into one of the key components requiring nearly every american be insured by next year or pay a penalty. nbc has details. >> reporter: the supreme court show down on the obama mandate. >> it's a command. >> reporter: no disagreement about that. the bill the president signed requires almost all americans to buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine. 26 states sued. >> coming into federal court to challenge is unprecedented. obligation to buy a good or service that consumers don't want. >> reporter: a new survey finds two-thirds of americans want obama health care struck down. >> if we win on the individual mandate, obama care in totality will fall either legally or practically speaking. >> reporter: rick
president obama explains comments picked up on an open mic. >>> and unhinged. a run-away-vessel gives the term houseboat a whole new meaning. >> this is early today for tuesday, march 27th, 2012. >> hello and very good morning to you. today, we begin with the heart of the matter after it was essentially a warm-up, day two of the supreme court hearing, we'll dig into one of the key components requiring nearly every american be insured by next year or pay a penalty. nbc has...
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michelle obama happens to grow organic carrots and cabbage at the white house! that can only lead to creeping sharia law is. (laughter) of course, liberals were outraged at joe suggesting gun control led to the holocaust. that's why his preteen spokesman phil cleared up the misunderstanding by implying that gun control also led to slavery. "well, brachs weren't allowed to own guns in the south, that's a historical fact as well." (laughter) yes, sadly slaves couldn't fight the slaveholders because they were only given three-fifths of a gun. (laughter) in fact, every bad thing in history was caused by gun control. the dinosaurs would vice president gone extinct if they could have defended themselves against that asteroid. (laughter) and you know as a christian i just wish jesus had been packing. (laughter) hey, judas, you want 30 pieces of silver? would you settle for 30 pieces s of lead? (applause) i'm telling you, finally the gospel would have had a happy ending. we'll be right (cheers and applause). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. now, folks... folks they
michelle obama happens to grow organic carrots and cabbage at the white house! that can only lead to creeping sharia law is. (laughter) of course, liberals were outraged at joe suggesting gun control led to the holocaust. that's why his preteen spokesman phil cleared up the misunderstanding by implying that gun control also led to slavery. "well, brachs weren't allowed to own guns in the south, that's a historical fact as well." (laughter) yes, sadly slaves couldn't fight the...
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he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i have felt very strongly in my first elected year, but also during my tenure as interim mayor. we have a great deal of celebrate. we also have a great challenge in front of us. there are so many of our asian american friends, iranian friends, friends from the philippines, friends from our japanese-american community, are chinese-american community, waiting for the opportunity to come together to celebrate our diversity, but also to signal to our european friends, our latino france, we are ready to help lead this state. and helped change the conversation and not only celebrate diversity, but use diversity for our strength. that is our strength. i want to signal to you, let's come together, let's use this opportunity
he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i have felt very strongly in my first elected year, but also during my tenure as interim mayor. we have a great deal of celebrate. we also have a great challenge in front of us....
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obama says u.s. firms will be required to provide detailed disclosures about their business transactions in myanmar. >>> representatives of western nations are launching another appeal to the u.n. security council over syria. they are trying to win approval for a tough new package of sanctions against the administration of bashar al assad. the conflict between the syrian army and anti-government forces has dragged on for 16 months. nhk obtained a draft document outlining the proposed sanctions. it addresses the u.n. observer mission in syria. it demands an end to all violence and condemns the government for its continued attacks on civilians despite agreeing to a u.n. cease-fire plan. the draft threatens the assad administration with sanctions if it does not comply with the cease-fire within ten days of the resolution's adoption. it also calls for a 45-day extension of the u.n. cease-fire monitoring mission. the mandate expires on july 20th. the heavy violence forced observers to temporarily suspend
obama says u.s. firms will be required to provide detailed disclosures about their business transactions in myanmar. >>> representatives of western nations are launching another appeal to the u.n. security council over syria. they are trying to win approval for a tough new package of sanctions against the administration of bashar al assad. the conflict between the syrian army and anti-government forces has dragged on for 16 months. nhk obtained a draft document outlining the proposed...
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when president obama announced that his position on same-sex marriage has evolved. it angered some pastors. he is so upset he has told his members he will not support president obama. >> people get that this is about human dignity and i applaud the president for standing up for human dignity. >> reporter: and maryland will take center stage on the debate. they are now close to gathering the signatures needed. catholic church leaders say the president's remarks are helping get signatures for their side. >> in fact, i think it might be a call to action for people to really express what they believe. >> reporter: so far in every state where same-sex marriage has been on the ballot it has been rejected by voters, but same-sex supporters believe time is on their side. >> i think things are definitely shifting in our direction here. >> reporter: majority of americans support same-sex marriage that includes most democrats, independents, catholics and nonreligious voters. >> reporter: many african american pastors say they will still support the president this november even
when president obama announced that his position on same-sex marriage has evolved. it angered some pastors. he is so upset he has told his members he will not support president obama. >> people get that this is about human dignity and i applaud the president for standing up for human dignity. >> reporter: and maryland will take center stage on the debate. they are now close to gathering the signatures needed. catholic church leaders say the president's remarks are helping get...
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and whether, obama stands by it or whether he has apologize ford america. what do you think -- and this is open to anyone. given what was said in the republican campaign, and where you see romney talk about this, how does that affect his foreign policy as -- we go forward if he is the president in 2013. >> generally speaking, isaac, i think -- it will probably net out to much more harmony between what they're really saying and opposed to the way they're saying it and the accusatory way they're saying it when you got to the end. it goes back to what was bruce's original point. and we'll just have to, see. i was interested, when -- when senator, marco rubio was here last month. and he is -- one of quite a number of -- up-and-coming republican political leaders who has talked about as a possible vice president. he gave a foreign policy speech. this lectern here. it was a -- very thoughtful speech. i don't want to ruin his chances for getting on the ticket. but it wasn't wildly different from a speech that i can imagine coming out of the department of state or
and whether, obama stands by it or whether he has apologize ford america. what do you think -- and this is open to anyone. given what was said in the republican campaign, and where you see romney talk about this, how does that affect his foreign policy as -- we go forward if he is the president in 2013. >> generally speaking, isaac, i think -- it will probably net out to much more harmony between what they're really saying and opposed to the way they're saying it and the accusatory way...
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president, barack obama says he wants to lead an america built to last. obama delivered his state of the union address. he dedicated much of the speech to rebuilding u.s. economy. obama stressed that he wants a society where everyone is equally rewarded. >> we are not going to settle for a country while a shrinking number of people do well while a growing number of americans barely get by. we are going to restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. >> the president expressoutline foreign policy by recapping the successes on the war on terror. >> for the first time in nine years there are no americans fighting in iraq. for the first time in two decades, osama bin laden is not a threat to this country. >> obama also pointed to current challenges including those in the pacific and middle east. >> let there be no doubt, america is determined to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon and i will take no options off the table to achieve that goal. but a peaceful resolution
president, barack obama says he wants to lead an america built to last. obama delivered his state of the union address. he dedicated much of the speech to rebuilding u.s. economy. obama stressed that he wants a society where everyone is equally rewarded. >> we are not going to settle for a country while a shrinking number of people do well while a growing number of americans barely get by. we are going to restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair...
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so what we did in "the blueprint," was to do an exposÉ on the activities of the obama administration. to fundamentally ignore, go around, over or under the constitution. so we saw and we see the constitution as being the big rock in the road to the president's promise of fundamentally change the united states of america. >> is it different than what other presidents have done and? >> there have been times, our 236 years of existence where presidents have tried to concentrate power in the central government. richard nixon used his powers to expand the powers of the central government through a variety of programs. but this has been different exponentially in terms of the degree and extent to which the president has tried to concentrate the power of the government in washington, d.c. unit, the beauty of the constitution is that it is an instrument and a set of ideas, again, that limits government. it believes that free men for free women and free markets can do just about anything. and at the end of the day, it is that constitution that has made us an exceptional nation. in 236 years we
so what we did in "the blueprint," was to do an exposÉ on the activities of the obama administration. to fundamentally ignore, go around, over or under the constitution. so we saw and we see the constitution as being the big rock in the road to the president's promise of fundamentally change the united states of america. >> is it different than what other presidents have done and? >> there have been times, our 236 years of existence where presidents have tried to...
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overwhelmingly, they say president obama. think it will be about your account and your jobs, romney's swisst bank accounts. g to createhtin jobs, not democratic -- not democratic or republican cause. for red orghting blue states. i am fighting for the united states of america. [applause] i do not believe in just looking for businesses, workers, poor.esses, rich, or fou i will look out for everybody. >> i know you heard the president said something unusual this week. said, he said he cannot fix washington from the inside. that can only be done from the outside. we will give him a chance on november 6 to do that. [laughter] moreth canada's have a lot the biging to do before day. >> as the weekend got underway, romney delivered his much awaited 2011 income tax return show he paid about 14% in taxes last year. what impact, if any, will that have on the race? that started with a discussion earlier tonight. >> i think it plays into the narrative of mitt romney where campaign says he does understand the struggles of average falls, b
overwhelmingly, they say president obama. think it will be about your account and your jobs, romney's swisst bank accounts. g to createhtin jobs, not democratic -- not democratic or republican cause. for red orghting blue states. i am fighting for the united states of america. [applause] i do not believe in just looking for businesses, workers, poor.esses, rich, or fou i will look out for everybody. >> i know you heard the president said something unusual this week. said, he said he...
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i love barack obama, i love michelle obama, i love the two kids, i love all of that, but there's been a deathly silence about poverty among black women. >> when you look at melanie campbell, and people have a thing friday and she talked about the voting patterns of african-american women. we are the most loyal democrats that there are. we voted overwhelmingly, 97%, someone said for president obama. now having done that, what have you done for me, lately? that's really a question that we have to ask. but i think there's a schizophrenia in the african-american community about president obama. everybody loves him. i've got to love him. you know, the brother's fine, he's smart. i mean he's got it going on, he's eloquent. the singing does not im press me. i resist the stereotype that all black people have to sing and dance. the love makes a lot of people silent. and this president has had enough challenges, people, you know, think, well he has had some challenges, why pile it on. but when you speak about self interest, you're not piling it on. you're talking about what really needs to happ
i love barack obama, i love michelle obama, i love the two kids, i love all of that, but there's been a deathly silence about poverty among black women. >> when you look at melanie campbell, and people have a thing friday and she talked about the voting patterns of african-american women. we are the most loyal democrats that there are. we voted overwhelmingly, 97%, someone said for president obama. now having done that, what have you done for me, lately? that's really a question that we...
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obama is looking to the internet to connect with supporters. >> in obama's home city in one of its many tall towers a plan is afoot to re-elect the president. headquarters have a call center stocked by people you would expect. don't be fooled by the quirky touches this , is a war machine designed to crush the enemy. they have to energize supporters whose enthusiasm evaporated. we have been allowed a rare glimpse inside this nerve center. these 300 full time staff have one mission, to build again what has been lost. >> in 2008 what the obama campaign did is to take a structure, the campaign itself, to its people, self organize and attach themselves. this time it is more professional. there is not that grass roots ground swell and the campaign has to recreate what occurred spontaneously in 2008. >> this year you hardly see a phone. everybody is on laptops. this is a digital campaign targeting voters through twitter, facebook and online to give money, lured perhaps by a glamorous raffle prize, dinner with george clooney or the president himself. >> don't start choking up. >> it prompts per
obama is looking to the internet to connect with supporters. >> in obama's home city in one of its many tall towers a plan is afoot to re-elect the president. headquarters have a call center stocked by people you would expect. don't be fooled by the quirky touches this , is a war machine designed to crush the enemy. they have to energize supporters whose enthusiasm evaporated. we have been allowed a rare glimpse inside this nerve center. these 300 full time staff have one mission, to...